CAT/C/75
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D. Lack of judicial supervision while a detainee is
being held by the Public Prosecutor’s Office ..................
185 - 186
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E. Obligation to register every detainee ...............................
187 - 189
40
F. Right of the accused to defence counsel ..........................
190 - 195
40
G. Detainees’ confessions, the authorities competent
to receive them and their evidentiary value .....................
196 - 203
41
H. Investigation of reports of torture and punishment
of those responsible .........................................................
204 - 217
43
VI.
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS .................
218 - 220
45
VII.
ADOPTION OF THE REPORT BY THE COMMITTEE
AND FOLLOW-UP TO THE REPORT ................................
221
48
PUBLICATION OF THE COMMITTEE’S REPORT
AND REPLY FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF
MEXICO ................................................................................
222
49
VIII.
PART TWO. REPLY FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO ......
223 - 336
49
I.
INTRODUCTION ..................................................................
223 - 237
49
II.
GENERAL COMMENTS ......................................................
238 - 251
50
III.
CHARACTERISTICS AND FREQUENCY OF CASES
OF TORTURE .......................................................................
252 - 279
53
LEGAL MECHANISMS OFFERING PROTECTION
AGAINST TORTURE, AND HOW THEY
OPERATE ..............................................................................
280 - 284
60
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS .................
285 - 336
60
List of annexes ...............................................................................................................
83
IV.
V.